(HILLSBORO) 2013 Regional Radio Dream Team athlete Taylor Hassell of Hillsboro will take his place as the new face of the Grandview boys basketball program at just 23-years-old.
Taylor has been a volunteer coach for Dan Johnson of Hillsboro, a team manager for SEMO and an assistant coach at Kaskaskia Junior College since graduating in 2013. Hassell shares with us a couple of things he learned as both a player and coach under Johnson.
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As a member of the SEMO Redhawk staff under head coach Rick Ray, Taylor got several lessons on how to make defense a strength.
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Then came the invaluable experience Taylor got from Kaskaskia’s head coach Brian Hancock who essentially treated him as another head coach.
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The Grandview boys basketball team has been plagued by injuries the last two years, resulting in a total of 9 wins after combining for 28 in the two years prior.
Full Taylor Hassell Interview
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